Milborne Port churches
Churches in the benefice

To serve God, to serve one another and to love our local community.

St Johns Church Repair Appeal

Welcome to the Milborne Benefice

in the Bruton and Cary Deanery in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
Email: milborneportchurch@gmail.com
Administrator: Helen Solomon  01963 250248
Safeguarding Officer: Nicki Edwards 0789 446 0065

 


The Milborne Benefice is now in a vacancy following the departure of our Priest in Charge Rev Rona Stuart-Bourne.  For information on future progress including advertising for a new priest please see the Vacancy page.


 

We are a Benefice of 8 churches in 5 parishes.
Please see Our Churches for more information.


Pew News Application Form

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Services for the coming week

Sun 13 September  15th Sunday after Trinity
Genesis 50:15-21, Matthew 18:21-35

9:30 am
Compton Pauncefoot and Blackford Morning Service, Compton Pauncefoot
10:30 am
Holy Communion, Milborne Port
6:00 pm
Evensong, Charlton Horethorne

Tue 15 September 

4:00 pm
Julian Meeting, Milborne Port

Wed 16 September 

10:30 am
Midweek Communion BCP, Milborne Port

Forthcoming Events

Wednesday 16 September 7:30 pm

Friday 18 September 9:30 am

Friday 18 September 7:00 pm

Choir Practice, St John's, Milborne

Saturday 19 September 10:00 am

A Letter from Nicki Edwards September 2026

Rectory Letters

A Letter from Nicki Edwards September 2026

It was very difficult to say ‘goodbye’ to our Rev Rona last month.  In her relatively short time with us she achieved so much and has had a lasting influence on our community. Thanks to Rona we have our ‘Little Jays’ ..

Holy Bible

Bible Readings

To see the text of any reading from the Bible please enter the Book and chapter number in the form below and click on..

A baptism in St John's Church

Baptisms

In our Churches we do everything we can to make the Baptism of your child personal.

Sculpture of St John the Evangelist

Saints Days

Saints days and information about saints from the Anglican Calendar of Saints.

Saying goodbye to Rona

Photo Gallery

Saying goodbye to Rona

Rev Rona's last day as Priest-in-Charge started with a Benefice Holy Communion in St Johns Church attended by about 140 people, followed by a barbecue on the Church House lawn.  A number of gazebos were obtained from Ven House supplemented by others from members of the congregation. Rev Rona was presented with gifts from the congregation.

Graphic representing links to websites

Website Links

A list of relevant church, charity and local organisation websites.

Milborne Port PCC Meeting

Events

19 Sep Milborne Port PCC Meeting

Church documents

PCC Documents

A list of documents including PCC minutes etc.

A photo of St John's Church, Milborne Port

Our Churches

There are eight churches in five parishes in our benefice, located close to the Somerset/Dorset border.

Charity and Mission in August

News

Charity and Mission in August

During August St John's will be supporting The Salvation Army. Founded in 1865 by Methodists William and Catherine Booth, they are a church and charity serving in more than 130 countries offering God's love and hope to all in need ..

Parish Giving Scheme

Parish Giving

If you would like an easy new way to give money to your parish, have a look at this new scheme that is now available for..

Our Team

A list of priests and lay people who have particular jobs.

Candle and hands

Prayers

Below is a list of prayers for specific dates or events.  Please click on any title to view the prayer.

Parish Safeguarding Policy

Safeguarding

We follow the guidelines set down by the Church of England. The Benefice safeguarding officer is Mrs Nicki Edwards

Wedding couple with Rev Rona

Weddings

The beautiful churches of this benefice really lend themselves to wedding services.

Milborne Port Magazine September 2026

Magazines

Milborne Port Magazine September 2026

with church services in the Milborne Benefice plus news, events and information from village organisations.